The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27

to fill the vacancy. 80 The Methodist
camp-meeting will open Friday, August 26,
and continue one week. 80 James NJ.
Holland, ESQ., of Park River, Dakota, is at
home on his annual business and pleasure
trip. -= Charles Whtmarsh and family
of Concord, n. H., are in town on a vacation
of three or four weeks. - Il. o. Thurs
tons many friends here will be glad to hear
that he has decided to remain in town.
- G. ID. Carpenter of Brattleboro, who
has been learning the barber's trade in the
shop of his uncle, f. n Carpenter, has gone
to Winchendon, Mass, to work at the same
family left last week Tuesday for q three
weeks vacation. They will visit Mrs.
Webb's sister at Eastport, Maine. - II.
r. Brown who has been visiting at New
port for a short time, returned Saturday.
His father came with him and is to remain
for few weeks. 80 G. S. and G. H.
Richmond, with their families, were at
Berlin pond camping last week. -
Luther johnson is acting as assistant to
Sergeant Cox in the signal office. -
Perley's "reminiscences, by the late
Major Ben Perley Poore, i'll two volumes,
and Abbott and Hallidays "Life of
Beecher " have been added to the library,
the latter being the gift of F. \. Whitney.
In accordance with the rule of the associ-
alton, the first reading of the books will be
disposed of by auction at half-past three
Saturday afternoon Other new books will
be added in short time. - Principal
Hit and family went to Highgate Springs
Thursday to remain two or three weeks
- Stilman Ruggles, Esq, of Boston is
in town on his annual visiting trip. -
Mrs. w. NJ. Rumbaugh with her little
daughter, from New York is at home on a
visit. - Rev. G. NJ. Smith of Maiden,
Mass, with his wife and daughter is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Winch, Mr.. Smith will
preach at the Methodist church next Sun
! day. - Rev. l. p. Booth, pastor of the
Universalist church. has attended one hun
dred and one funerals within the last twelve
months, of which number twenty-five were
in this town. j. G. Somervile, for
many years a conductor on the Central
Vermont railroad and formerly a resident
of this town. has been here the past week.
He had to go West on account of his heal
and is now running on road in Montana
- Lyle F. Billinger of lion, \. Y, has
been engaged as professor of civil engineer
ing and drawing at Norwich University, to
fill the place made vacant by the resgna-
ton of Captain Wait. Mr.. Billnger was
graduated with honors at Cornell this year
and comes with excellent recommendations
| as a scholar and instructor. He is at pres
ent engaged in engineering work on rail-
road in New York state. - Mrs. Captain
| Andrews, who is nearly ninety-four years
old, fell from her chair to the floor last
Wednesday and dislocated her right hip.
At present she is quite comfortable and it
seems probable that she will be about again
in short time. -: =" George Robinson,
! It
town. - Mrs. E. X. Smith is receiving
visit from her brother, Leonard Davis, and
his wife from the West. - Mrs. Pitman
of Burlington is visiting her sister Mrs
Markham. - Constable Wright's son
Frank is quite ill with typhoid fever at
San Antonio, Texas, but was improving at
last accounts. - George Abbott re-
turned Saturday from a three weeks visit
to friends at Lebanon, n. H., and vicinity
- The Woman's Christian Temperance
MI xxil uyit Mrs r NJ (lonph
tomorrow Thursday at six PM Monthly
reading.
Gouldsville.
Miss MAY CAss died quite suddenly last
Friday morning. She had been sick with
consumption for some months, but had been
able to be about the house all the time
and rode out with her father on Thursday.
The funeral was held Sunday The rela-
tives have the sympathy of the community.
- l.. S. Hutchns and daughter have
been visiting in Wolcott the past week.
- Frank Rogers has been at home for
a few days on account Of i'll health.
Plainfield.
THE school record for the spring term in
the Spring district Bertha Chamberin,
teacher) is reported as follows: Blanche
Pray Anna Chase, Bertha Perkins and
Myrtle Colby missed in none of their recita-
/, tions. Those who were neither absent nor
tardy were Bertha Perkins, Anna Chase
Wood, Myrtle Colby, Elden Ladd Flora
Camp, Blanche Pray, Alice Hamblet, Alice
Lamberton, Alice Batchelder and Ernest
Hamblet were not tardy. Ernest Camp
was not absent. - Professor o. f. Davis
and wife of Chester were in town last week
visiting friends. - The delegation that
went from this place to attend the Chau-
tauqua assembly at Wers, n. H., returned
last Saturday. All report very pleasant
. and profitable time. - +. b. Maxtield,
Uhn has hapn lanOprOuSlV i'll several
, weeks, is reported some better. - Rev.
l.. f. Fortney, who last year preached to
the Unversalists here and who is now
laboring in Canada, is visiting here. -
There has recently been procured through
the agency of E, c. Hoyt an increase of pen
sion to Joseph Shorey of So per month,
making his pension now $50 per month, an
increase to Clark Reed of 81 per month and
, an original pension to Edward Taylor of
Danville of S14 per month and nearly
500 back pay. - Next Sunday after
noon Rev. w. L. Swinnerton will preach in
the school-house in the south district (No 6),
, and there will be no services in the Congre-
gational church in the afternoon.
Roxbury.
Mr.. ARTHUR BRADLEY and family of
Maiden Mass, are at A. n Tilden's. -
Andrew A. Stanton wife and two children
, of Nashua, n H., are visiting in town.
- Hervey Howe is slowly recovering
from his recent severe injuries. == \
delegation of the Womans Relief Corps
visited at Ira Rays last week. 80 Octab
Jacobs was fined $40 and costs on Saturday
: for furnishing liquor contrary to law.
= East Roxbury.
OK Wednesday, the 18th instant, Alphonso
l Ladd fell from his hay-wagon, striking on
his back and running a fork-tine through
his leg about five inches above the ankle.
Thursday night he MIXED three cows and
the next Saturday was attending to his work
, as usual - Ora Boyce and Jason Free
man were called to Barre last Saturday to
attend the funeral of Orlin Dewey. -
: Mrs. A. j. Boyce has been at the hos
pital in Burlington during the past
week for medical treatment. - Ed, Pope
threw an axe at f. o. Aliens cows. 1t
struck one of them, inhicting severe
wound. 1t is safe to say that he will not
repeat the act. - Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
son of Berlin spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Hiram Henry, 60 Mrs
Mary Allen is very low. Her chances for
recovery are considered small - Mrs.
Fisk is with her daughter, Mrs. Abbott, for
"A few days. =- Mrs. Rogers of West
Randolph has been at her fathers the past
week. - Emmons Howe has been ON the
, sick list the past week,
, Waitsfeld.
THE ladies of the Congregational church
and society will invite their friends to
moonlight party, TO be given on the evening